Dust-deflector



(No Model.)

E. WILSON.

DUST DEELEGTOR. No. 358,098. Patented Feb. 22, 18,87.

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ELIZABETH XVILSON, OF KOKOMO, INDIANA.

DUST-DEFLECTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 358,098, dated February22, 1887.

(Yo model.)

to of car-windows when the windows are open,

for the purpose of preventing smoke and cinders from the engine fromentering the car.

The object of my improvement is to provide a lightscreen which shall beadapted to be secured in the frame of a car-window in a position todeflect smoke and cinders from entering the open window, and which shallbe foldable into a small space, so that it may be conveniently carriedby a person traveling on 2o railroads.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention. Figure 1 an elevationshowing the deflector when extended and secured in position. Fig. 2 is aperspective view of the s deflector when folded.

The deflector is principally formed of a series of thin triangularplates, a a, of wood or metal, pivoted together at theirsmaller ends, asat b, in the manner of an ordinary fan. Said plates a are inclosed whenfolded together between two similar plates, 0 and d, which are alsomounted on the pivot 1). Plate 0 is provided with a flange, e, ofsufficient width to receive and cover the edges of the plates c,

3 5 and with a spring-catch, f. Plate d is adapted at its outer end toengage the window-sill h either by means of a projecting portion, 1', orshort projecting pinsjj. For the purpose of securing the plates in theirextended position the narrow end of plate (I is provided with anextension, k, which engages the spring-catch f when the plates areextended, as in Fig. 1. The plates a, c, and d are flexibly connected,so as to slightly overlap when fully extended,

by short chains Z Z, attached at opposite ends to clips at m, secured,respectively, to adjoining plates.

For the purpose of holding the deflector in position when extended andsubstantially at a right angle to the window, a clip, n, adapted toreceive the lower edge ofthe sash, is secured to flange e a shortdistance from the outer end.

In operation, the deflector, being extended as in Fig. 1, is placedagainst the side of the window-frame, toward the forward end of the car,at right angles to the side of the car and beneath the raised windowsash, the outer end of plate (I engaging the windowsill and the loweredge of the sash resting in clip a. The device is thus firmly held inposition, and the smoke and cinders striking it are prevented fromentering the car through the window.

When not in use, the device is folded in a small compass, as shown inFig. 2, in which shape it is easily carried in a hand-satchel.

In case it is desirable to make the device a permanent fixture on thecar, it may be secured to the outside jamb of the window by screwspassing through suitable holes, as at 0 in plate (Z, and it will thenfold within the jamb when not in use.

I claim as my inventio11- In adust-deflector, the combination of plate0, having flange a, catch 1'', plate d, having extension 7t, and aseries of triangular plates, a, pivoted between said plates 0 and d,arranged to be inclosed thereby, and having their outer ends flexiblysecured together by chains or cords, and means, substantially as shownand described, for securing the deflector in a carwindow, as and for thepurpose specified.

ELIZABETH \VILSON.

Witnesses H. P. H001), A. M. H001);

